1. Hopeless to Joy!

2. Hopeless
Marriage
Employment
Singleness
Raising children
God

3. How can I go from Hopelessness to joy?
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13
How can I go from Hopelessness to joy?

4. …her rival kept provoking her in order to irritate her
…her rival kept provoking her in order to irritate her. This went on year after year. Whenever Hannah went up to the house of the Lord, her rival provoked her till she wept and would not eat. 1 Samuel 1:6-7

5. Once when they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up… Now Eli the priest was sitting on his chair by the doorpost of the Lord’s house. In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the Lord, weeping bitterly. 1 Samuel 1:9-10

6. Road to Joy
Hannah took her burden
to the Lord

7. Charles Albert Tindley—Leave it there
If the world from you withhold of its silver and its gold, And you have to get along with meager fare, Just remember, in His Word, how He feeds the little bird; Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.

8. Charles Albert Tindley—Leave it there
Leave it there, leave it there, take your burden to the Lord and leave it there. If you trust and never doubt, He will surely bring you out. Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.

9. “And she made a vow, saying, “Lord Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his head.” 1 Samuel 1:11

10. Road to Joy
Hannah accepted that God was in control.

11. “Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant you what you have asked of him.” 1 Samuel 1:17 She said, “May your servant find favor in your eyes.” Then she went her way and ate something, and her face was no longer downcast. 1 Samuel 1:18

12. Road to Joy Hannah rested in God’s word.
Realize that God has a plan for our lives
Trust Him to fulfill it
Don’t give up on Him

13. Before Hopeless, After Joyful
So do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord. Remember the great reward it brings you! Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive all that he has promised. Hebrews 10:35-36